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| ISBN-13: | 9781640250635 |
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| Publisher: | Annie's |
| Publication date: | 03/21/2018 |
| Sold by: | Barnes & Noble |
| Format: | eBook |
| Pages: | 48 |
| File size: | 15 MB |
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CHAPTER 1
Don't Forget the Label!
The best finishing touch you can add to your quilts is a label! It can be plain with just the basic information, or as fancy and informative as you like. And I think with baby quilts, it really is an important part of the quilt. Any label should include the maker's name — you! — the name of the quilt and the date. If you are gifting the quilt to someone, include that name too. It just makes the gift so much more personal and special. You can add any and all info you would like — and decorative touches as well. Many people like to add a quotation or personal words of wisdom to make it truly unique and meaningful.
My favorite way of adding a label is to cut a 7"–8" square, fold it in half diagonally, and write on the fabric. I may add some embroidery stitches or a small appliqué that coordinates with the quilt top. I add my name and the year and if it is dedicated to someone. After quilting, I baste the triangle to the back corner of the quilt, matching the two raw edges to the quilt edges. Then I add the binding so it is securely attached and I only have to slip stitch the folded edge down to the quilt back.
Because I think it is so important to have labels on these baby quilts, I wanted to add some tips and suggestions.
Tips for Writing on the Label:
Choose a pen that is intended for use on fabric. Use fabric that is 100 percent cotton and has a smooth surface.
Choose a light-colored fabric that coordinates with the quilt back. Avoid white-on-white prints because the ink doesn't penetrate the painted-on patterns.
Stabilize the fabric by ironing a piece of freezer paper to the back. You can draw straight lines on the paper with a thick black marker to serve as a guide for writing. When you are finished, just peel the paper off.
Handwriting gives a personal touch to the label, as everyone's is unique. If you feel nervous about writing on a label you have spent time preparing, practice first on fabric scraps. Write slowly so the ink can flow into the fabric. If you choose not to use your own handwriting, print the information out on paper in the size you would like, trace over the print with a marker so it is dark and place the paper under the fabric to trace.
You can write the information with a nonpermanent marker and embroider over the lines with an outline stitch or a backstitch.
You can also purchase fabric that is prepared for use in the printer and avoid the whole handwriting dilemma. Follow the manufacturer's directions to print and make the image permanent.
Just for fun, here are a few sayings that you might like to include on baby quilts: • "So tiny, so small. So loved by all."
• "Cute as a bug in a rug."
• "Read me a story,
Tuck me in tight. Say a sweet prayer And kiss me good night."
• "Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart." — Winnie the Pooh
• "A baby is a blessing,
A gift from above. A precious little angel To cherish and love."
• "You are much loved, little one."
• "With a butterfly kiss
And a ladybug hug, Sleep tight little one, Like a bug in a rug!"
• "May your nights be warm and your days filled with color."
CHAPTER 2Welcome to Bugsville
Baby will be snug as a bug resting on this fun quilt! All the bugs here are of the friendly variety and just want to play.
Skill Level
Beginner
Finished Size
Quilt Size: 40" × 40"
Block Size: 8" × 8"
Number of Blocks: 25
Materials
• Scrap black solid
• Scrap white-with-yellow print
• 2¼ yards total of assorted prints and tonals in coral, red, green, yellow, orange and aqua
• 5/8 yard white solid
• Backing to size
• Batting to size
• Embroidery floss: black and white
• Fusible web with paper release
• 7/8 yard (18"-wide) featherweight fusible nonwoven interfacing (optional)
• Thread
• Basic sewing tools and supplies
Project Notes
Read all instructions before beginning this project.
Stitch right sides together using a ¼" seam allowance unless otherwise specified.
Refer to General Instructions on page 3 for construction and appliqué tips and techniques.
Materials and cutting lists assume 40" of usable fabric width for yardage.
Cutting
From assorted prints and tonals:
• Cut 76 (2½" × 8½") A strips.
• Cut 2¼" strips in a variety of lengths to total 172" when joined for binding.
From white solid:
• Cut 2 (8½" by fabric width) strips.
Subcut strips into 12 (4½" × 8½") B strips.
From interfacing:
• Cut 12 (4¼" × 8¼") strips.
Completing the Blocks
Appliquéd Blocks
1. Prepare appliqué templates using patterns listed and provided for this project: Ladybug Body, Head and Spots; Butterfly Body and Wing; Bee Body, Wing and Stripes; Centipede Body Segments/Head; Grasshopper Body and Head; and Ant Body Segments and Head.
2. Leaving ¼"–½" between shapes, trace appliqué shapes onto paper side of fusible web referring to list below for number to trace; cut shapes apart, leaving a small margin around each shape. Apply shapes to wrong side of fabrics as listed below:
• Red: 4 ladybugs
• Orange: 2 butterfly wings, 1 reversed
• Yellow: 2 bee bodies
• White-with-yellow print: 4 bee wings
• Black solid: 2 butterfly bodies, 1 reversed; 2 each of bee stripes; 12 ladybug spots; 4 ladybug heads, 2 reversed
• Pink (1 pink print or 5 assorted): 8 centipede body segments and 2 centipede heads
• Green (1 green print or 2 assorted): 2 grasshopper bodies, 1 reversed; 2 grasshopper heads
• Aqua (1 aqua print or 3 assorted): 2 each of the 2 ant body segments; 2 ant heads
3. Cut out appliqué shapes and remove paper backing. Note: You may prefer to leave the paper backing on until you set up each block as there are many small pieces.
4. If using the interfacing, center a piece on the wrong side of each white strip and fuse. The interfacing is optional but does add body and stability to the white background.
5. Sew an A strip on each long side of a B strip as shown in Figure 1 to make an A-B unit; press. Repeat to make a total of 12 units.
6. Arrange the bug appliqués so that you have two of each variety, with the second going in the opposite direction. Refer often to the photo for placement. Note that some of the appliqués overlap the colored strip and some need space left in the white area for stitched legs. When satisfied with each arrangement, fuse in place.
7. Machine blanket-stitch around each appliqué using matching thread. Use yellow thread for the bee wings so they show up better on the white background.
8. The legs and antennae can be stitched at this point or added as quilting. Mark the legs and antennae, and stitch twice on the lines using black thread.
9. Using 2 strands of embroidery floss, make French knots for eyes, using white floss for the butterflies and ladybugs and black floss for all others. Mark a curly "trail" on the butterfly and bee units, and sew a long running stitch on the lines with 2 strands of black floss.
Strips Blocks
1. Referring to the block diagram, arrange and stitch four different A strips to make one Strips block; press. Repeat to make a total of 13 Strips blocks.
Completing the Quilt
1. Referring to the Assembly Diagram and project photo, arrange the blocks and appliquéd units into five rows. Note that the direction of the A strips alternates between vertical and horizontal.
2. Sew the blocks and units together in each row; press toward the blocks. Sew the rows together to complete the quilt top; press.
3. Refer to Quilting Basics on page 64 to layer and baste the quilt. The sample was machine-quilted around the appliqués and in the ditch between the strips.
4. Prepare binding strips referring to Quilting Basics on page 64 and bind the quilt.
CHAPTER 3Do It in Style Burp Cloths
Every mother needs to have burp cloths because spitting up is a part of life with Baby. So why not whip up a handful of these special burp cloths for a very appreciated baby shower gift?
Skill Level
Beginner
Finished Size
Burp Cloth Size: 17" × 12" depending on diaper size
Materials
• Scraps each of 4 red prints or tonals and 4 aqua prints or tonals
• ¼ yard or 1 fat quarter green tonal
• 2 purchased pre-folded cloth diapers, washed and pressed
• Batting
• Fusible web with paper release
• Template material
• Thread
• Basic sewing tools and supplies
Project Notes
Read all instructions before beginning this project.
Refer to General Instructions for specific appliqué tips and techniques.
Materials and cutting lists assume 40" of usable fabric width for yardage and 20" for fat quarters.
Cutting
Before cutting, measure length of prewashed diaper.
From green tonal:
• Cut 2 (5" by length of diaper plus 2") rectangles.
From batting:
• Cut 2 (4½" by length of diaper) rectangles.
Completing the Burp Cloths
1. Prepare appliqué templates using patterns listed and provided for this project: letters B, U, R and P.
2. Leaving ¼"–½" between letters, trace letters onto paper side of fusible web referring to list below for number to trace; cut letters apart, leaving a small margin around each. Apply shapes to wrong side of fabrics as listed below:
• Red tonals or prints: 1 each B, U, R and P
• Aqua tonals or prints: 1 each B, U, R and P
3. Referring to the Placement Diagram, center the letters on the green tonal rectangles to spell "BURP." Arrange them straight or a little wonky with small overlaps, then fuse in place.
4. Center the batting on the wrong side of each fabric rectangle and baste around the edges to secure.
5. Machine blanket-stitch around the letter appliqués using matching thread.
6. Fold and press a ¼" hem to the wrong side on the two long sides of each rectangle. Pin a rectangle to the top center of each diaper and stitch in place near the edge of the folded hems. Remove the basting holding the batting.
7. Fold over the fabric at each end two times to the back of the diaper as shown in Figure 1; topstitch in place close to the side edges.
8. Quilt around each letter to complete the burp cloths.
CHAPTER 4Bodacious Bow Ties
This is an updated version of a traditional Bow Tie quilt in bright colors that Baby will love! It goes together quickly and is a great scrap buster.
Skill Level
Beginner
Finished Size
Quilt Size: 37" × 37"
Block Sizes: 6" × 6" and 3" × 3
Number of Blocks: 25 and 4
Materials
• Small pieces of 25 pairs of 2 matching-color prints or tonals
• ¼ yard turquoise tonal
• 3/8 yard red tonal
• ½ yard black-with-colored dots
• 2/3 yard white-with-colored dots
• Backing to size
• Batting to size
• Thread
• Basic sewing tools and supplies
Project Notes
Read all instructions before beginning this project.
Stitch right sides together using a ¼" seam allowance unless otherwise specified.
Refer to General Instructions on page 3 for specific construction tips and techniques.
Materials and cutting lists assume 40" of usable fabric width for yardage.
Cutting
From each pair of matching-color prints or tonals:
• Cut 2 (3½") B squares from 1 fabric for a total of 50 B squares.
• Cut 4 (2") C squares from the 2nd fabric for a total of 100 C squares.
From turquoise tonal:
• Cut 4 (1" by fabric width) strips.
Subcut strips into 2 each 1" × 30½" D and 1" × 31½" E strips.
From red tonal:
• Cut 4 (2¼" by fabric width) binding strips.
From black-with-colored dots:
• Cut 4 (3½" by fabric width) strips.
Subcut strips into 4 (3½" × 31½") F strips and 16 (1¼") H squares.
From white-with-colored dots:
• Cut 5 (3½" by fabric width) strips.
Subcut strips into 50 (3½") A squares.
• Cut 1 (2" by fabric width) strip.
Subcut strip into 16 (2") G squares.
Completing the Blocks
1. Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner on the wrong side of each C and H square.
2. To make one Bow Tie block, select two A squares. Select two matching B and four matching C squares from one pair of prints or tonals.
3. Position a C square with right sides together on one corner of an A square as shown in Figure 1. Sew on the drawn line and trim ¼" from stitching line. Flip C open and press to make an A-C unit. Repeat to make a second A-C unit.
4. Repeat step 3 referring to Figure 2 to make two B-C units.
5. Arrange and stitch A-C and B-C units into two rows as shown in Figure 3; press. Sew rows together to complete one Bow Tie block; press.
6. Repeat steps 2–5 to make a total of 25 Bow Tie blocks.
7. Referring to Figure 4, repeat step 3 using G and H squares to make a G-H unit. Repeat to make a total of 16 G-H units.
8. Arrange and stitch four G-H units into two rows as shown in Figure 5; press. Sew rows together to complete one Corner block; press. Repeat to make a total of four Corner blocks.
Completing the Quilt
1. Referring to the Assembly Diagram, arrange the Bow Tie blocks into five rows of five blocks each. Sew blocks into rows; press. Sew rows together to complete the quilt center; press.
2. Sew D strips to opposite sides and E strips to the top and bottom of the quilt center; press.
3. Sew F strips to opposite sides of the quilt center; press.
4. Sew a Corner block to each end of an F strip to make a pieced border; press. Repeat to make a second pieced border.
5. Sew pieced borders to the top and bottom of the quilt center to complete the quilt top; press.
6. Refer to Quilting Basics on page 64 to layer and baste the quilt. Quilt as desired. Sample was stitched-in-the-ditch around each bow tie, block and border.
7. Prepare binding strips referring to Quilting Basics on page 64 and bind the quilt to finish.
CHAPTER 5Bow Tie Bib
When dinner is a black-tie affair, your baby will fit right in with this cute bib. The white ruffled tuxedo shirt and black bow tie are timeless, but why not try it in pink or blue?
Skill Level
Beginner
Finished Size
Bib Size: 9" × 9", excluding ribbon
Materials
• 1/8 yard white-with-colored dots
• ½ yard black-with-colored dots
• 10" × 10" batting square
• 30" length of 5/8"-wide white grosgrain ribbon
• Tracing or pattern paper
• Thread
• Basic sewing tools and supplies
Project Notes
Read all instructions before beginning this project.
Stitch right sides together using a ¼" seam allowance unless otherwise specified.
Materials and cutting lists assume 40" of usable fabric width for yardage and 20" for fat quarters.
Cutting
Prepare a paper pattern using the provided cutting template.
From white-with-colored dots:
• Cut 1 (3" by fabric width) strip.
Subcut strip into 1 (3" × 12") B strip and 2 (2" × 10") C strips.
From black-with-colored dots:
• Cut 1 (5" by fabric width) strip.
Subcut strip into 2 (5" × 12") A rectangles and 1 (3½" × 4½") D rectangle.
• Cut 1 bib back using prepared pattern.
Completing the Bib
1. Fold a C strip in half lengthwise, right sides together, and stitch across one end as shown in Figure 1. Trim corner and turn right side out; press flat.
2. Referring to Figure 2, sew two lines of gathering stitches, ¼" and /", on the long raw edges. Backstitch at one end to secure. Pull the bobbin threads to gather the strip until it measures 4¾" long. Tie off threads to hold.
3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 to make a second ruffle strip.
4. Position one ruffle strip with the seamed short end 4½" down from the top of the B strip and pin along the edge, curving the raw end of the ruffle toward the edge so that it will disappear into the seam as shown in Figure 3. Repeat on the other long side of B with the second ruffle.
5. Referring to Figure 4, sew A strips to the long sides of the B strip, encasing the ruffle, to make the A-B unit; press.
6. Place the pattern over the A-B unit, matching the lines on the pattern to the seams and the dots to the top ends of the ruffles. Cut out bib front.
7. Cut the ribbon into two equal lengths and baste one end at each top inner corner of the bib front, about 3/8" from the neck edge as shown in Figure 5. Fold the ribbon ends loosely and pin to bib front so they will not be caught in the seam.
8. With right sides together, pin the bib front and back to the batting. Sew all around, leaving open where indicated on the pattern. Trim batting close to the seam, clip curves and turn right side out; press.
9. Fold in the seam allowance on the opening and hand-stitch the folded edges together to close.
10. Topstitch ¼" from all edges. Quilt-in-the-ditch of the A-B seams.
11. To make the bow tie, refer to Figure 6, fold D in half lengthwise with right sides together to make a 1¾" × 4½" rectangle; sew raw edges together, leaving a 2" opening at the center of the long side. Trim corners, turn right side out and press. Fold in the seam allowance on the opening and hand-stitch the folded edges together to close.
(Continues…)
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Table of Contents
Don't Forget the Label!,
Welcome to Bugsville,
Do It in Style Burp Cloths,
Bodacious Bow Ties,
Bow Tie Bib,
Let's Fly a Kite,
Kite Growth Chart,
Vroom! Play Quilt,
Quilted Fabric Baskets,
Twinkle Baby Quilt,
SHH Doorknob Hanger,
Z Is for Zebra,
Zebra Wall Hanging,
General Information,
Pattern Services and Revisions,
Templates,
General Instructions,
Quilting Basics,